Hormone receptor status and pathologic response of HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab
Peintinger F, Buzdar AU, Kuerer HM, Mejia JA, Hatzis C, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Pusztai L, Esteva FJ, Dawood SS, Green MC, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF. Hormone receptor status and pathologic response of HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab. Annals Of Oncology 2008, 19: 2020-2025. PMID: 18667396, PMCID: PMC2733116, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinEpirubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm, ResidualNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentPaclitaxelRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTrastuzumabConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerHormone receptor statusPathologic complete responseResidual cancer burdenPathologic responseBreast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyReceptor statusExtensive residual diseaseHR-negative cancerHR-positive cancersPathologic response rateAddition of trastuzumabNeo-adjuvant chemotherapyStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyFEC chemotherapyHR-/HER2Pathologic reviewComplete responseLymph nodesCancer burdenResidual diseasePrimary tumorChemotherapyResponse rate